Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-20
THE TRAIN ROBBERY.
Further Particulars of the Robbing of
the Missouri Pacific Express
Wednesday Night,
The Robbery Most CIeYerIy Planned and
ed-BlOOdhOUndS On the
Trail OF the Desperadoes.
Nothing Definite Regarding tho Amount of
Money Taken, But 1t Was a Big Haul.
Stories OF Eye witnesses

There were several gentlemen ia the
city yesterday who were passengers on
the International and Great Northern ex-
press that was robbed by road agents at
Mcneil station, fifteen miles from Austin,
Wednesday night. Among them was Mr.
R. Il. Arnold of Carson county,
in the Panhandle, gentleman
border and personal contact with that
class of citizens supposed TO be tough"
had fitted him to view little scene like
that with degree of GOODNESS not given
to the average man. He was, therefore,
enabled to size up the situation pretty
accurately, and related his own expert
ence and details of the adventure IN q
manner that was at once interesting
and numerous. The story is given pretty
nearly in his words: cit was nearly
O'Clock in the evening when we pulled
out of Austin. | had 2 sleeping berth,
but was in the smoker when we stopped
at the station where the international is
intersected by the Austin and North
western, about four miles from the town
of Round Rock. The train had barely
come to stop when a vol
ley of pistol shots rang out.
Thinking that maybe it was a lot of the
boys having a little frolic, as I've seen
'em occasionally st MObeetle, TasCOsa,
and other towns of the breezy west, I
Jumped of to the ground on the side
farthest from the depot, TO watch pro
ceedings & minute. l had only taken 8
few steps when o second vOlley smote the
atmosphere, and looking up the track I
saw three men, pistols IN band, gathered
about the express car. In q fash the
TRUTH DAMNED ON ME-.
| knew tney were train robbers, aud at
the Identical moment the thought
struck me another fitted across
my mind; it was that the hsalthiest
thing for me TO do wss TO retreat. l lost
no time, and two or three
bullets that came whizzing along
my way emphasized the i'm
portance of rapid motion. Within ten
feet of the sleeper my nerves had &C IN
dergo second shock, for there stood
hard looking man of slender build, light
mustache and white cotton handkerchief
that fell in neglige fashion about mis-
throat He had q '45'' about q yard long,
it looked to me in the uncertain light,
which was held not exactly on me, but still
in a somewhatmenaCingm manner. From his
makeup, judged that ne too was rob-
Der. The very first words that he ad-
dressed 10 me
STRENGTHENED THE SUSPICION
into certainty. He ordered me inside
in g voice that quivered with excitement.
But lest my own should culver also,
msGe no reply to the command, which
was COuChed II language shocking
ly profane, but hurried in. By this
time ali the passengers on the sleeper,
most Of whom were women, were keenlY
alive TO the realities of the episode.
Most of the ladies were terror stricken,
and not 8 few of the men turned several
shades winter. Then the hiding of money
and valuables began. But the preserva-
ton of property was soon lost sight of in
the first law Of nsture-the preser-
walton of existence itself. The
sleeper was at that moment
surrounded by the bandits, who began
firing Unfortunately through the car.
That was the most exciting time. The
passengers, men and women, Frustrated
along the aisle and hid under
the seats. Some of the ladies cried and
one tainted. When the firing first opened
several of the passengers put their heads
out of the windows, only to
meet the stern command: "Take
your heads in, or you'll get killed"
Among the passengers was Mr.. Harry
Landa, a well-tO do
SAN ANTONIO MERCHANT,
who had his arm resting in an open
window. He was little slow in obeying
me order, and the next second & bullet
struck his hand, tearing it open between
he wrist and knuckles. He lodged
ust in time to miss another one
hat would doubtless have plOwed
through his head Although, az may be
we'll imagined, most of US were trihe
Uneasy, especially as there was an inces-
ant discharge of pistols, one man in
hat sleeper wanted to make a fight, and
believe he'd have done it, even with the
zig ODDS against him, if gun could have
,een found. He went to every man
board and asked for the loan
# six shooter, but nobody
lad one. Then he started on.
# the sleeper and was climbing down the
teps when one of the rVffians forced him